- Real or Fake: Is this image the new iPhone 2009?
- Images of Microsoft Planned Retail Store
- Palm Pre: More In The Wild Shots
- Canada’s Rogers Wireless offers new 15GB data plan
- Palm Pre Pros and Cons: Media Reviews, Premarket Shares
- BlackBerry Pearl Flip on Verizon showing in stores
- Could this be the Sony Ericsson X2 smartphone?
- Garmin Asus Android Phone coming Q1 of next year?
- Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Rolls Out Across Europe
- Video: Walt Mossberg Compares Palm Pre against the iPhone
- Computex 2009: Best Choice award goes to Mio Explora K75
- The Open Mobile Summit, 10-11 June 09: Mobile and Media world-leaders
- WWDC 2009 Insight Expectations: New Apple iPhone nano and Macbooks
- 1 GHz Acer F1 Smartphone, L1 and C1 coming after
- New iPhone OS 3.0: Ads will be context-specific and user-specific
| Real or Fake: Is this image the new iPhone 2009? Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:18 AM PDT A couple of new images reportedly to be from Apple's development web server showing pages of the new iPhone 2009 that most expect to be unveiled at next week's WWDC 2009 have been posted by Italian website spaziocellulare. They note a front facing camera which is presumed to be of the much rumoured Mobile iChat and Voice Memos application from iPhone 3.0.
Obviously there is no real way of confirming these images are real or fake so for the moment we'll simply just treat them as possible shots of the new iPhone 2009. |
| Images of Microsoft Planned Retail Store Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:04 AM PDT There have been whispers of a Microsoft Retail Store, and it would appear that techradar has come up with some proof that it is coming, as they post several spy shots of this new Microsoft Retail Store. As one can tell, the Microsoft Retail Store has an open and friendly appearance much like that of Apple stores. This representation is a 1/18 scale model of what the Microsoft Retail Store will look like.
There is also an image which indicates that this new Microsoft store will be called 'Windows Mobilization Flagship Environment.' |
| Palm Pre: More In The Wild Shots Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:51 AM PDT It's not long until that June 6th Palm Pre launch but there have been a few "in the wild" images of Sprint employees using the Pre, and there have been a couple more of these images captured says everythingpre. Apparently, two of their forum members managed to persuade a Best Buy employee into allowing them some personal hands-on time with a Palm Pre.
They say unfortunately the Pre wasn't activated so basically their time was with just the hardware and no glimpse of that Palm Pre webOS to speak of. |
| Canada’s Rogers Wireless offers new 15GB data plan Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:35 AM PDT According to an article on iphoneincanada, as of the 16th of June 2009 all existing and new Rogers Wireless customers will be eligible for a new Rogers data plan. The new Rogers data plan includes 15GB of data and will cost $150 a month and is geared towards heavy data users and the Rogers Mobile Internet Stick. This new plan is available on monthly or 1 year, 2year or 3 year contract terms and supports mobile handsets such as all BlackBerry's, all iPhones, smartphones, Mobile Internet Sticks and HTC handsets. |
| Palm Pre Pros and Cons: Media Reviews, Premarket Shares Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:17 AM PDT Seems like the Palm Pre is getting the big thumbs up according to Reuters, oh yes Mr Walt Mossberg from WSJ’s raves about it, Shares are up 2 percent in premarket and predictions say it will be a tough competitor to Apple Inc’s iPhone. The Palm Pre smartphone is getting nearer its release, yes only 1 day, 10 hours and 57 minutes to go, and it seems it is getting really good and positive reviews. It has been given the big thumbs up by several newspapers for its shape, how the touchscreen controls works with the physical keyboard and the ability to run many applications at once. Ok there are a few problems such as the concerns for battery life, and the lack of applications, but hey that is not bad. Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Walt Mossberg said that the Pre will come up against tough competition such as the new iPhone, he said "”I consider the Pre to be potentially the strongest rival to iPhone to date, provided it attracts lots of third-party apps, which it sorely lacks at launch,” David Pogue, New York Times reviewer said that the Palm Pre had all the features for an advanced smartphone, he said “The hard part is making it all feel simple and unified — over all, Palm nailed it,” Pogue also said that opening certain programs can be very slow, “sometimes eight or nine seconds” and bemoaned the fact that there was no progress bar or hourglass to let you know it's still working.” About the Premarket shares: Shares are up by 3 percent in premarket which is now trading to $12.90, The Palm Pre was first unveiled January 8th and shares have quadrupled since then. |
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip on Verizon showing in stores Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:11 AM PDT According to Crackberry this image was posted by a member of Crackberry forums and is said to be a dummy version of the Verizon branded BlackBerry Pearl Flip sitting in a Verizon Wireless store. Apparently according to the member's source marketing materials and actual BlackBerry Pearl Flip handset are now beginning to find their way into retail location. If true then this signifies that the availability of the Verizon branded BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone is not too long away, and I can't see why it shouldn't be a real image as it is about time Verizon had these in their stores. |
| Could this be the Sony Ericsson X2 smartphone? Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:59 AM PDT According to engadget mobile, the mobile phone pictured is the new Sony Ericsson "Vulcan" smartphone, which you may well recognise more as the new Sony Ericsson X2. One would presume of course the Sony Ericsson X2 will replace the Sony Ericsson Xpreia X1 at some point in the not too distant future. The X Panel button can be made out in the image on the lower left front while a Windows key sits neatly in the upper left of the keyboard this adds to the credibility of this being the Sony Ericsson X2 as the X1 is the only device which supports it. |
| Garmin Asus Android Phone coming Q1 of next year? Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:02 AM PDT According to pcworld Garmin-Asus has confirmed they plan on releasing their first Android platform smartphone “no later than the first quarter of next year.” Furthermore apparently an Asus executive also stated that this new Android smartphone may well show a bit earlier, but didn't speculate any further on the handset or what price it may command. Having said that, you just have to look at the Garmin Asus record for pushing out mobile phones on schedule such as the G60 nuviphone for example, did that ever arrive by the way, or are we still waiting on that one? |
| Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Rolls Out Across Europe Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:49 AM PDT The latest word from allaboutsymbian on the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is that the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is now available across Europe. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is essentially an E52 clone with swapped out keyboard for a funkier design emphasizing the 5630 XpressMusic's music capabilities that we have come to expect in an XpressMusic handset. Feature wise the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic offers Symbian S60 3rd FP2, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 3.5G, WiFi, advanced profile support and integrated Nokia Messaging. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic carries a price tag of roughly €225, which is around the $360 mark. |
| Video: Walt Mossberg Compares Palm Pre against the iPhone Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:35 AM PDT If anyone's going to get their hands on a new iPhone before WWDC 2009 it is probably going to be Walt Mossberg, not that we are confirming he has one of course. Mossberg has spoken on ptech about his views on the new iPhone and of course the Palm Pre of which he says…”Whether the Pre is better than the iPhone depends on your personal preferences, though I’d note that the new iPhone to be unveiled next week will have lots of added features that could alter those calculations.” However, rather than me go on about what Walt had to say, you can watch his video of his impressions of the Palm Pre and iPhone below. |
| Computex 2009: Best Choice award goes to Mio Explora K75 Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:09 AM PDT Out of all the 400 products from 170 makers at Computex 2009 at Taipei, the Best Choice Award in the Mobile category goes to the Mio Explora K75 reports gsmarena. The Mio Explora K75 runs Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system and has a 528 MHz CPU; there is a 3.5 inch display, 3 megapixel camera, GPS navigation, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, WiFi and microSD slot. The Mio Explora K75 mobile phone is quad-band GSM and tri-band HSPA, is 11.9mm thick with a weight of 115 grams and has a 4 hour Li-ion battery. The K75 GPS is in front of its rivals and was commended for best-in-class sensitivity and Mio's new Sprint Mobile navigation software. |
| The Open Mobile Summit, 10-11 June 09: Mobile and Media world-leaders Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:53 AM PDT The Open Mobile Summit runs for the 10th to the 11th of June in London and will be attended by mobile and internet world leaders. The Open Mobile Summit conference explores the move to deliver the mobile internet and to open the mobile value chain. The Open Mobile Summit scheduled speakers are Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation, Lee Williams, the Vice President of Motorola, Christy Wyatt, Senior Vice President of RIM, Alan Brenner, President Business Area Mobility Services of TeliaSonera, Kenneth Karlberg, and Group Product & Innovation Officer of Deutsche Telekom, Christopher Schläffer. Also in attendance will be top executives from Google, Nokia, Vodafone, Acer, O2, LG, Yahoo, Orange, AKQA, France Telecom, Opera, Mozilla, Disney, Truphone, Glu Mobile, iPhone developers and Android User Group. |
| WWDC 2009 Insight Expectations: New Apple iPhone nano and Macbooks Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:44 AM PDT We are going to give you the WWDC 2009 Insight Expectations, yes how about the New Apple iPhone nano and of course the Macbooks. Only a few more days and the big doors open at WWDC 2009 and what an event to excite, rumours this rumours that and plenty of expectations flying around at the moment, so what can we expect to hear at this special event? Well we know for a fact that there will be the announcement of iPhone 3.0 but there are a few more predictions such as the Macbooks and iPhone nano. The Cheap iPhone aka iPhone nano which is said to be a 4GB version, the name might change who knows, the iPhone can stay the same size but will lack in a few features we will have to wait and see, speculations say that this new iPhone will cost somewhere in the region of $99, we say a 4GB version is very good indeed because there are a lot of customers who never need big storage. Ok so what about the Macbooks: This is pure speculation via Apple Matters, the range will consist of three models which include the low-end 2.0GHz unibody at US$1299, the white 2.13GHz at US$999 and the high-end uni-body 2.4GHz at $1599. We will keep you posted on all the above and will be covering WWDC 2009 so sign up to our newsletter because you would not want to miss out on this. |
| 1 GHz Acer F1 Smartphone, L1 and C1 coming after Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:35 AM PDT Acer has shown three mobile phones at Computex 2009 which are the Acer F1, Acer L1 and Acer C1 smartphones reports gsmarena. The Acer F1 smartphone will run Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system and feature a 1GHz processor, 3.8 inch WVGA display, 3G with HSDPA, GPS, FM radio, 5 megapixel camera and 3.5mm audio jack. The Acer F1 is expected to launch in September.
The Acer L1 is a mid range handset which will probably sport a slide out numeric keyboard, five-way navigation key to enable touch-less operation, an Acer designed user interface plug-in, and a 2.8 inch touch screen, again expected in September. Finally the Acer C1 will pack Windows Mobile 6.5 along with a 2.8 inch touch screen, 2 megapixel camera, and 528 MHz CPU. The Acer C1 is also expected to follow in September. However, Acer has not revealed any other details or prices. |
| New iPhone OS 3.0: Ads will be context-specific and user-specific Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:19 AM PDT The highly anticipated new Apple iPhone OS 3.0 is definitely exciting many of us and all we hear about is what we can expect to see, we have already heard about the new iPhone 2009 getting video capabilities, digital compass, and matte finish back cover and so on and so on, roll on WWDC 2009. Well let's talk a little about iPhone ads: if you ask us the iPhone has one of the best operating systems in the smartphone world of which will only get better and better over a period of time, this is all about a new phase of innovation for mobile advertisers. Some interesting how to's:
There is loads of motivation to get iPhone ads right and we suggest AdMob knows this, Apple in fact makes up over 40 percent of their ad views which is way more than the likes of Windows, Android or even BlackBerry. iPhone ads will get better as so will all apps for the iPhone, just imaging what capabilities will lie in wait when we get iPhone OS 4.0 or 5.0 etc. For more information please visit Fast Company |
